Timothy Byers Affleck Birth 7 Aug 1943 - Detroit, Michigan Death null - null Mother Nancy Louise Byers Father Myron Hopkins Strong Affleck Show more Quick access Family tree Records 252 Photos 66 New search Timothy Byers Affleck family tree Family tree Explore more family trees Parents Myron Hopkins Strong Affleck 1918 - 2002 Nancy Louise Byers He supported Al Gore in the final weeks of the 2000 presidential campaign, attending rallies in California,[293] Pennsylvania,[294] and Florida. [150] Fincher cast him partly because he understood what it felt like to be misrepresented by tabloid media: "What many people don't know is that he's crazy smart, but since he doesn't want that to get awkward, he downplays it. "[407], Affleck has both anxiety and depression,[408] and has taken antidepressants since age 26. Their family sir name is from the Scottish Origin. I think that's been a major factor in Ben's drinking. He has a younger brother named, Casey Affleck who is also an actor. During the development process, they received notes from industry figures, including Rob Reiner and William Goldman. 20032005: Career downturn and tabloid notoriety, 20162019: Batman and continued directing, 2020present: Supporting roles and Artists Equity. Henry II of England (1133-1189)/s, William I of England (1027-1087)/s. Henry Woodward is in the 12th generation of the family tree for Timothy Byers Affleck (Ahnentafel #2306). His parents Christopher Anne Boldt and Timothy Byers Affleck both served in the Harvard University as an elementary teacher and a janitor respectively. "[137] Also in 2010, Affleck and Damon's production company, Pearl Street Films, signed a first-look producing deal at Warner Bros.[138], Affleck soon began work on his next directorial project, Argo (2012), for Warner Bros. [12] Affleck has described this period of his life as "dreamlike": "It was like one of those scenes in an old movie when a newspaper comes spinning out of the black on to the screen. Caleb Casey McGuire Affleck-Boldt was born in Falmouth, Massachusetts. 15 1972, , , ) , . . [275] A reporter for The Washington Post overheard Affleck denouncing the Israeli invasion of Gaza at a Washington party in 2009. When actor Ben Affleck accepted an Oscar for Good Will Hunting at the 1998 Academy Awards, he brought his mom, Chris Affleck, as his date. "[361] Affleck acknowledged that "there were ways I did contribute to it",[362] citing the "Jenny from the Block" music video and a joint promotional interview for Gigli. [36] At 18, Affleck moved to Los Angeles,[30] studying Middle Eastern affairs at Occidental College for a year and a half. He appeared alongside the then-Senator at a 2006 rally, introducing him as "the most galvanizing leader to come out of either party, in my opinion, in at least a decade". 'It has taken a toll on both of my sons,' the 74-year-old told Grazia last week. He is the son of his parents, Christopher Anne Boldt and Timothy Byers Affleck. Affleck's most notable role during this period was as a high school bully in Richard Linklater's cult classic Dazed and Confused (1993). [331] In 2019, Affleck donated to the presidential campaigns funds of both Cory Booker and Kamala Harris,[332][333] and hosted a fundraiser for Booker. Casey Affleck and Ben Affleck Parents and Family: Meet Chris Anne Boldt and Timothy Byers Affleck Benjamin Gza "Ben" Affleck-Boldt was born in Berkeley, California, on August 15, 1972. ", "Ben Affleck Knows His Way Around the 'Town', "Profiles of Ex-Couple Ben Affleck, Jennifer Lopez", "Watch: Ben Affleck's Directorial Debut 'I Killed My Lesbian Wife, ung er On A eathook & ow I Have A Three-Picture Deal With Disney' [Short Film]", "Independent Films Have Their Sundance Night", "Good Will Hunting: Logarithms and Biorhythms Test a Young Janitor", "What Makes a Great Script? [185], Affleck's starring role as a recovering alcoholic in the sports drama The Way Back (2020) was widely praised. She's the real thing. [12][22] When Affleck was 16, his father entered a rehabilitation facility in Indio, California. Scott of The New York Times felt Affleck had "traced over" Alec Baldwin's performance in Glengarry Glen Ross,[74] while Peter Rainer of New York Magazine said he "does a series of riffs on Baldwin's aria, and each one is funnier and crueler than the next". "[198], Affleck appeared as a substitute father figure in George Clooney's coming-of-age drama The Tender Bar. [255] Also that year, he and Howard Graham Buffett co-wrote an article for The Huffington Post, highlighting the "growing percentage of the food insecure population that is not eligible for federal nutrition programs". Spouse / partner: [256] During the COVID-19 pandemic, Affleck organized an online celebrity poker tournament to benefit the charity,[257] made a personal donation and urged others to support the cause. "[41] He first appeared, at the age of seven, in an independent film, The Dark End of the Street (1981), directed by a family friend, Jan Egleson. They became engaged in November 2002[348] but their planned wedding on September 14, 2003, was postponed with four days' notice because of "excessive media attention". [284][285] Affleck engaged in a discussion about the relationship between liberal principles and Islam during a 2014 appearance on Real Time with Bill Maher. Mother: [31][32], As a Cambridge Rindge and Latin high school student, Affleck acted in theater productions and was inspired by drama teacher Gerry Speca. The screenplay originated in 1992 when Damon wrote a 40-page script for a playwriting class at Harvard University. [15] He later narrated a documentary, Occupation (2002), about a sit-in organized by the Harvard Living Wage Campaign. [115] He was awarded the Volpi Cup at the Venice Film Festival and was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor. His father, Timothy Byers Affleck, has held several jobs including as a drug counselor, social worker, janitor, and auto mechanic. "[152] Justin Chang of Variety found Affleck "perfectly cast": "It's a tricky turn, requiring a measure of careful underplaying and emotional aloofness, and he nails it completely. "[140] A major critical and commercial success,[141] Argo won the Academy Award, Golden Globe Award, and BAFTA Award for Best Picture. [206][207] Affleck will reprise his role as Batman in The Flash and Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, both releasing in 2023, in the form of cameo appearances. Mother and son have always been close: Chris, a schoolteacher and Solo Mom, brought up Ben and his brother Casey after she and the boys' father, Timothy Byers Affleck, divorced. 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Andrew Barker of Variety found him "a winningly cranky, charismatic presence,"[157] while Brian Truitt of USA Today enjoyed his "strong" and "surprisingly emotional" take on the character. He appeared as a children's entertainer in the PBS TV movie Lemon Sky, part of the miniseries The Kennedys of Massachusetts. "[153] In 2015, Affleck and Damon's Project Greenlight was resurrected by HBO for one season. Familypedia is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. Since practically everybody else has weighed in on the Bennifer 2.0 discourse except, of course, for the two stars who comprise the portmanteau someone asked the actors 78-year-old father, Timothy Affleck, about his sons rekindled romance. He first met Clinton at Camp David in 1998[307] and, when she was a Senate candidate in 2000, he introduced her at a Cornell University rally and helped fundraise for her campaign. They became friends on the set of Gigli in December 2001,[342] having previously encountered each other at industry parties. He ventured into directing in 2007, with the thriller Gone Baby Gone (2007), which starred his brother, Casey Affleck, and was well received. [59] Affleck and Damon eventually won both the Golden Globe and the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. Affleck then appeared as a small-town sheriff in the supernatural horror film Phantoms. Affleck had begun to worry that he would be relegated to a career of "throwing people into their lockers",[41] but Smith wrote him a lead role in the romantic comedy Chasing Amy (1997). Ben Affleck, whose real name is Benjamin Geza Affleck-Boldt, was born on August 15, 1972. 2007 Edit Facts. [174] He stepped down as director, writer and, ultimately, as the star of The Batman,[175] saying he "couldn't crack it"[176] and no longer felt "passionate" about the story. After losing that job he juggled a lot of other jobs including stints as a carpenter, bookie, and a janitor at Havard. [258], Affleck is a vocal supporter of the Los Angeles-based homelessness charity Midnight Mission. . Updated: December 12, 2020 Biography ID: 192801694 His folks separated from when he was 11. [50] Owen Gleiberman of Entertainment Weekly described it as a "wholesome and quick-witted" performance. Ben Affleck Producer | Argo Benjamin Gza "Ben" Affleck-Boldt was born on August 15, 1972 in Berkeley, California and raised in Cambridge, Massachusetts, to mother Chris Anne (Boldt), a school teacher, and father Timothy Byers "Tim" Affleck, a social worker. Ben Affleck was born on the 15th of August, 1972 under the name Benjamin Geza Affleck-Boldt in the Berkeley, California, U.S. [133], Following the modest commercial success of Gone Baby Gone, Warner Bros. developed a close working relationship with Affleck and offered him his choice of the studio's scripts. It's just more to illustrate the point of this continual thing of everybody knowing and everybody being part of it, unwittingly or proactively. [312] OpenSecrets reported that he raised $149,028. Affleck is the co-founder of the Eastern Congo Initiative, a grantmaking and advocacy-based nonprofit organization. Timothy Byers Affleck (1943 - Unknown) How do we create a person's profile? He first came to attention for his performances in Gus Van Sant's films To Die For (1995), Good Will Hunting (1997) and Gerry (2002). [7][24], Affleck was raised in a politically active, liberal household. [316] In 2017, he donated to the Senate reelection campaigns of Elizabeth Warren and Chris Coons, and to Adam Schiff's Congressional campaign. The first of these was Daredevil (2003), in which Affleck starred as the blind superhero. [330] In 2020, he spoke at a virtual rally in support of Whitney Williams, a candidate in the 2020 Montana gubernatorial election. When asked whether his son had been "pining" for Lopez since the two called off their engagement nearly 20 years ago, he replied, "I've never heard of all that nonsense." [351][352][353][354][355] According to Lopez, Affleck's discomfort with the media scrutiny was one reason for their split[356] and, years later, she described it as her "first real heartbreak": "I think different time, different thing, who knows what could've happened but there was a genuine love there. He is of mostly English, Irish, German, and Scottish ancestry. The presence of his father, Timothy Byers Affleck, at the wedding ceremony is . Stephen Holden of The New York Times described Affleck as an actor "whose talent has curdled as his tabloid notoriety has spread,"[107] while Joe Leydon of Variety found his onscreen role as a father "affecting". Short bio (Age, Parents, Siblings) Ben Affleck was born on August 15, 1972, in Berkeley, California as a Benjamin Geza Affleck-Boldt to his father Timothy Byers Affleck and Christopher Anne ( mother ). [313], During the latter stages of the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries, Affleck said during an interview conducted in Spanish: "I like Bernie, I like Biden, I like Warren but the thing is that most of all; I don't like Trump. Ben Affleck's father, Timothy Affleck, has launched a scathing attack on 'disgusting' Hollywood, blaming the world's film capital for his son's battle with alcoholism.. [321] He donated to the 2008 Congressional campaign of Pennsylvania's Patrick Murphy,[322] and to the 2010 Senate campaign of Kirsten Gillibrand. His accolades include two Academy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, two BAFTA Awards, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. He directs the hell out of it, nailing the quickening pace, the wayward humor, the nerve-frying suspense. Father -Timothy Byers Affleck Mother -Christopher Anne Boldt: Siblings: Ben Affleck: School: Cambridge Rindge and Latin School: College: University of Columbia: . [75] He then provided the voice of Joseph in the animated Joseph: King of Dreams. Ben Affleck Makes his First Public Appearance Since Splitting with Jennifer Garner at Comic-Con", "Film Review: 'Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice', "Review: New Heroes Shine in 'Batman v Superman', "Does Suicide Squad Really Need That Post-Credits Scene? "[77], Affleck reunited with director Michael Bay for the critically derided war drama Pearl Harbor (2001). [76] In his last film role of 2000, Affleck starred opposite his girlfriend Paltrow in the romantic drama Bounce. [41] Janet Maslin of The New York Times praised Affleck's "wonderful ease" playing the role, combining "suave good looks with cool comic timing". Lot of other jobs including stints as a carpenter, bookie, and janitor. 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